MY FAVORITE POEMS

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MY FAVORITE POEMS

• BY
• MYRISSA MITCHELL

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MY PARENTSby Myrissa Mitchell

• My parents are really cool,
• My dad is very handy with a tool
• My mom is short,
• And really smart
• They are the best,
• Of all the rest.

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SCHOOLby Myrissa Mitchell

• School is cool,
• Although it has lots of rules
• There is a principal and teachers,
• And some schools even have bleachers.

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BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOPby Myrissa Mitchell

• I like to go to Build-A-Bear Workshop,
• Because I can buy everything in one stop
• You can buy bears, dogs, or cats,
• Clothes, shoes, and even hats
• The animals can be soft or hard,
• You can play with them in the house or the yard.

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MYRISSAby Myrissa Mitchell

• Marvelous person in sight,
• Young and beautiful all night
• Rosy cheeks with dimples,
• I hope I dont get pimples
• Short and smart
• Sassy,
• And always classy.

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CARTOONSby Myrissa Mitchell

• Crazy Shows
• Always funny and makes you laugh
• Really makes you have a great time,
• Totally weird characters
• Off the hook
• Originally made
• Nobody can resist
• So much fun to watch

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IN THE NIGHTby Anonymous

• The night was growing old
• As she trudged snow and sleet
• Her nose was long and cold,
• And her shoes were full of feet.

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THE HOMEWORK GUARANTEE by Brod Bagert

• I would have done it yesterday
• If it werent for the rain.
• All that lightning and thunder
• Are so tricky on my brain.
• And Id like to work real hard tonight
• To raise my grades right out of sight,
• But my finger has a splinter,
• And it hurts me when I write.
• Now tomorrow is another day
• So well have to wait and see,
• I intend to do my homework
• But theres still no guarantee.
• I know Ive got to do it
• If I want to grow up smart,
• But something always happens
• Every time I try to start.

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I LOOK PRETTY by Eloise Greenfield

• Mamas shiny purple coat
• Giant-sized shoulder bag to tote
• Tall, tall shoes and pantyhose
• Big straw hat with shiny bows
• I look pretty
• I float
• I smile
• I pose

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BY MYSELFby Eloise Greenfield

• When Im by myself
• And I close my eyes
• Im a twin
• Im a dimple in a chin
• Im a room full of toys
• Im a squeaky noise
• Im a gospel song
• Im a gong
• Im a leaf turning red
• Im a loaf of brown bread
• Im a whatever I want to be
• And anything I care to be
• And when I open my eyes
• What I care to be
• Is me

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LOST by Bruce Lansky

• I cannot find my basketball,
• I cannot find my locker.
• I cannot find my homework, which is really a
  shocker.
• I cannot find my lunch box.
• Worse, I cannot find my classes.
• Im going to have a rotten day
• Until I find my glasses.

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WHY MY HOMEWORK IS MISSING by Douglas Florian

• Deep inside my wooden desk
• Lurks a monster most grotesque.
• It ate my pencil and my pen,
• My composition book, and THEN
• It started rattling, clattering, hissing.
• And THAT is why
• My homework is missing.

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SHARING by Shel Silverstein

• Ill share your toys, Ill share your money,
• Ill share your toast, Ill share your honey,
• Ill share your milk and your cookies, too
• The hard parts sharing mine with you.

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SCHOOL LUNCHby Douglas Florian

• Our school lunch is from outer space,
• Endangering the human race.
• The meatballs bounce right off the floor.
• The fish cakes could break down a door.
• The bread was baked ten years ago.
• The burgers look like they will grow.
• The chicken has the chicken pox.
• The peas are frozen in the box.
• The spinach gives your legs gangrene.
• The fruit juice tastes like gasoline.
• The soup is salty as the sea.
• The franks explode like TNT.
• The salad bar dont dare to try it.
• The carrot cake once caused a riot.
• The deadly tuna casserole
• Can bore a hole right through the bowl.
• The fries could knock you off your chair.
• The corn could make you lose your hair.
• The way they cook here is a crime.

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LOVE DONT MEANby Eloise Greenfield

• Love dont mean all that kissing
• Like on television
• Love means Daddy
• Saying keep your mama company
• till I get back
• And me doing it
• I love
• I love a lot of things
• A whole lot of things
• And honey
• I love ME, too

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RECESSby Timothy Tocher

• Suzy banged her elbow,
• Samantha skinned her knee,
• Jamie tore her sweatshirt,
• Inez fell from a tree,
• Harry got a bee sting,
• and Aaron ran away.
• Now you know why schools have just one recess a
  day.

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